Pepperoni Pizza Zucchini Bake

Here's the Dish

I love pizza as well as zucchini. I have found that theItalian flavors in pizza goes very nicely on zucchini. I decided to combine my two loves, and this dish was born! This dish is a great low calorie side dish that is packed with fiber and flavor! You will feel like you’re eating a big slice of pizza while getting your veggies at the same time! Even my dad (who doesn’t like zucchini) raved about how good this dish was!

Method

The estimated total time to make this recipe is 30-35 minutes.

1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Spray a medium size baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Wash zucchini, and cut lengthwise, then into segments. Spray a large non-stick skillet over high heat. Add 1/4 cup water and zucchini, and cover for about 2 minutes. Remove cover off of pan and stir until the water is evaporated, and zucchini is slightly softened, but not translucent or mushy.

2

Drain any water off of zucchini, and spread out evenly over prepared baking dish. Pour pizza sauce over zucchini, spreading evenly with a spatula, and top with seasonings and parmesan cheese. Finish with turkey pepperoni’s.

3

Place baking dish in the oven and bake for 20 minutes, or until parmesan cheese is slightly browned. Enjoy warm!

Did you sautee the zucchini first until translucent, and NO water was left in the pan when done sauteeing? Thats the key :) It cooks out all the excess water out of the zucchini before baking it! :)

May 19th, 2012 — 10:15pm |

Kelly said:

I made this on Sunday night along with the chicken parm meatballs and it was a huge hit! I just threw the sliced zucchini in the baking dish raw with the tomato sauce and seasonings, topped with the cheese and pepperoni and baked. It came out very delicious and I had one less pan to wash! Thanks for the inspiration Katie!

I made this the other night. My husband liked it (my parents who happened to be over for the evening) LOVED it. Mine came out a bit watery and I cooked out all the water as directed after I steamed the zucchini. Although I did that, I think I should have cooked a bit longer but I was starting to worry I was overcooking because it said “not translucent or mushy” and some of my zucchini was looking that way. Even though it was slightly watery, it tasted great ;)
Also, I may have overestimated what a medium zucchini was because I felt it had a bit too much zucchini in comparison to the sauce.

I just ate my leftovers for lunch and actually liked it reheated better! I think the zucchini took on even more of the pizza flavor. Thanks for the recipe! :)

I forgot to add the sweetener, but did add an extra couple of tablespoons of pizza sauce to the top of my serving (half the dish), as well as a pack of salmon – it was a perfect main course!! Wonderful!